I'd like to introduce NeuroVM - a pre-built Ubuntu-based virtual appliance with all the tools you need to conduct large scale computational neuroscience simulations (with Neuron primarily in mind). Developed by the Neural Engineering Lab at the University of Missouri, NeuroVM has saved hours of troubleshooting Neuron/Python installation issues on student machines. Simply download the VM and run it in VirtualBox. Drag and drop your model onto the virtual desktop and you're ready to go!